Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Shakhtar Donetsk win with a probability of 65.9%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Veres had a probability of 13.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.62%) and 2-1 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.74%), while for a Veres win it was 0-1 (4.93%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.